Rifleman97
AH veteran
I hunted in that same area (Wisconsin, Minnesota and Iowa) for a number of years, the deer are so plentiful in many areas there you really don’t even need anything to hide yourself. I’ve never used a blind, never worn camo, never used a scent blocker. I averaged 3-4 deer a year in the Midwest as a whole, some years much more, one year didn’t harvest any. I just walk around the woods and find them. No sense sitting and waiting for the deer to come to you when you can go out and look for them. I see the most deer when I’m not being sneaky, but just walk 10 or so steps and stop and wait for 30 seconds, rinse and repeat. Something about the stopping seems to make them over confident and you can get a lot closer than you’d think even with less than favorable wind.
So yeah I have no doubts he is incredibly successful, that looks like a great spot for deer to cross; and with a shooting bench and a good marksman success isn’t guaranteed, but it’s a pretty darn high chance.
